If architecture is didactic, and Frank Harmon, FAIA, thinks it is, then his design for the American Institute of Architects North Carolina (AIA/NC) headquarters in downtown Raleigh is a master course in what the architect calls “earthy Modernism.” The 12,000-square-foot structure is intended to meet both LEED Platinum standards and the American Institute of Architects’ Committee On the Environment objectives. In addition to containing staff offices and a lecture hall for presentations, it will feature less obvious elements such as a community recycling center and an outdoor area for concerts and farmers’ markets. The linear building will consist of four stories of steel, concrete, and glass. A cantilevered roof of either copper or weathering steel will shade a public gathering space, while a berm of stone and earth will surround the structure’s southwest corner.
Images courtesy Frank Harmon, FAIA
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